【題目】Answer the questions.

In 1935, when Emma was five years old, her mother died. Although her brothers and sisters were loving and caring, they were no replacement for a mother’s love. Emma, who grew up to be my mother, told me that her family was too poor to afford to buy her a little doll at that time.

After her mother’s death, Emma was determined to look after others. She felt that she could make up for her sad childhood through her dedication（奉獻(xiàn)）to her own family. But I knew there was still something missing.

A few days before Christmas in 1989, one customer came to our company with her beautiful handmade dolls. I decided to get one for my five-year-old daughter, Lucy. Then I had an idea, I asked the customer to make me a doll for my mother, Emma—a special one with grey hair and glasses—a grandmother doll.

A friend of mine agreed to play Santa（圣誕老人）to deliver the presents to our home on Christmas morning! I began to get ready for what would turn out to be one special day of my mother’s life.

Santa arrived on Christmas Day at the planned time. Lucy was so happy to get the present from Santa. When Santa turned to leave, he looked once more into his huge bag and brought out one more present. Then he asked where Emma was. To my mother’s big surprise, she heard her name! He handed her the present and also a message card:

For Emma,

Before my trip this year, I was cleaning my room and found this package. It was supposed to be delivered on December 25, 1935. Many apologies for delivering the present late.

Love,

Santa

She couldn’t speak but only held the doll she had waited fifty-four years to receive as tears of joy ran down her cheeks（臉頰）. That doll, given by“Santa”，made my mother the happiest“child”that Christmas.

--An extract（摘錄）from An unforgettable moment

【1】Emma grew up in a rich and happy family, didn’t she?

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【2】Why was the writer interested in that customer’s dolls?

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【3】What did the doll for Emma look like?

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【4】Who played Santa to deliver the presents for the writer?

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【5】How did Emma feel when she received the doll?

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【6】Please give a proper title for the passage.（No more than 10 words）

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【答案】

【1】No, she didn’t.

【2】Because the dolls were beautiful and handmade.

【3】It was with grey hair and glasses.

【4】A friend of the writer’s.

【5】She felt surprised and happy.

【6】A special Christmas for Emma.

【解析】

這篇短文中作者給我們講述了一個(gè)溫暖的故事。作者的媽媽Emma從小失去了母親，而且家庭貧困，甚至連擁有一個(gè)洋娃娃的夢想都實(shí)現(xiàn)不了。在Emma已經(jīng)是一個(gè)69歲的老人的時(shí)候，作者幫助她實(shí)現(xiàn)了這個(gè)愿望，讓她成為了那年圣誕節(jié)最幸福的“孩子”。

【1】根據(jù)短文第一段 “Emma, who grew up to be my mother, told me that her family was too poor to afford to buy her a little doll at that time.”可知，Emma的家庭非常貧困。由此可知這個(gè)問題的答案是否定的。故答案為No, she didn’t.

【2】根據(jù)短文第三段 “A few days before Christmas in 1989, one customer came to our company with her beautiful handmade dolls. …Then I had an idea, I asked the customer to make me a doll for my mother, Emma”可知，那個(gè)公司制作的洋娃娃非常漂亮，而且是手工制作的。因此作者想要給自己的媽媽定做一個(gè)。故答案為Because the dolls were beautiful and handmade.

【3】根據(jù)短文第三段 “Then I had an idea, I asked the customer to make me a doll for my mother, Emma—a special one with grey hair and glasses—a grandmother doll.”可知，作者為母親定做的洋娃娃是有灰色的頭發(fā)、戴著眼鏡的。故答案為It was with grey hair and glasses.

【4】根據(jù)短文第四段 “A friend of mine agreed to play Santa（圣誕老人）to deliver the presents to our home on Christmas morning!”可知，作者的一個(gè)朋友扮演圣誕老人來發(fā)送禮物。故答案為A friend of the writer’s.

【5】根據(jù)短文最后一段She couldn’t speak but only held the doll she had waited fifty-four years to receive as tears of joy ran down her cheeks可知，Emma收到她等待了54年的禮物，她很吃驚，也很開心。故答案為She felt surprised and happy.

【6】這篇短文講述的是作者的媽媽Emma從小失去了母親，而且家庭貧困，甚至連擁有一個(gè)洋娃娃的夢想都實(shí)現(xiàn)不了。在Emma已經(jīng)是一個(gè)59歲的老人的時(shí)候，作者幫助她實(shí)現(xiàn)了這個(gè)愿望，讓她成為了那年圣誕節(jié)最幸福的“孩子”。故答案為A special Christmas for Emma.

這是一篇記敘文，短文介紹了作者幫助母親實(shí)現(xiàn)了小時(shí)候的愿望的故事。文章敘述清晰，內(nèi)容貼近日常生活，比較容易理解。題型是任務(wù)型閱讀，要求根據(jù)文章回答問題，以考查對文章事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)的理解為主。做題時(shí)，應(yīng)先通讀短文，了解文章大意；然后根據(jù)題目所問，鎖定短文相關(guān)語句，用簡略的語言進(jìn)行作答。例如第1小題，題目問的是“Emma是在一個(gè)富有、幸福的家庭中長大的嗎”，根據(jù)短文第一段給出的信息“Emma, who grew up to be my mother, told me that her family was too poor to afford to buy her a little doll at that time.”可知，Emma的家庭非常貧困，故答案為否定的。再如第6小題，這個(gè)題目要求給文章起一個(gè)適合的題目，這考查的是學(xué)生把握文章主旨的能力，應(yīng)結(jié)合全文意思，題目應(yīng)能概括文章大意。A special Christmas for Emma“Emma的一個(gè)特殊的圣誕節(jié)”，概括了文章的主要大意，符合文意，作為題目是最好的。

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